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Microsoft Security Copilot

Microsoft's AI assistant for security analysts — what it does, where it's embedded, and how it's licensed.

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What Security Copilot does

In Defender XDR / Sentinel:

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How it works

Security Copilot is a thin orchestrator on top of:

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Licensing

Security Copilot is licensed by Security Compute Units (SCUs) — a capacity-based unit billed per hour. A small SOC team might run 4–8 SCUs continuously; larger deployments scale up. SCUs can be provisioned and decommiss…

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Where it fits in the SOC

Security Copilot is most valuable for:

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Realistic expectations

For SOCs already running Defender XDR and Sentinel, Security Copilot is one of the highest-leverage AI investments available — provided you have analysts who'll use it well.

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